The oxophilic and electronic effects on anchored platinum nanoparticles on sp carbon sites: The hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions in alkaline medium

Abstract The impact of sp2 sites of amorphous carbon and carbon nanotubes toward the hydrogen evolution/oxidation reactions on Pt nanoparticles, in alkaline medium, is described. The kinetic enhancement is given through the induced UV-photons of selectively photo-deposited platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) onto sp2 domains. The, henceforth, induced sp2 strong metal support interaction favors the electronic, and the oxophilic effects boosting the kinetics of hydrogen reactions.

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